Corn-husking machine.



G. W. SKINNBR.

CORN HUSKING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 5,1909.

Patented July 30, 1912.

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GEORGE 'W: idilliill l'hllill't, U35 CGlTiXLIEtE-E QUIT censor-r IIMAGHINE.

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Tool; whom it may concern:

known that 1, Greece W. Snmnsn,

citizen of the United Stetes, residing at College Corner, Ohio, here invented s new and useful Improvement in Corn-llnskingli'uslrer, end it consists in a; simple and dorm ble construction-end assemblage; of the vn- Pious co-ncting members for securing fccil ity'oic' operation and efficiency of action.

These objects are attained in the follow Ling described msnner as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which: D

Figure l is a longitudinal Vertical section of e corn. husking ma-chine embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a plan with ports broken away; Fig. 3, a transverse section on the line a-'a of Fig. l, and Fig. i, a detail of the bushing-roller hearing.

In the drawings, 1 represents the support ing frame mounted on rear. ground Wheels 2 and a front pilot Wheel 3. A motor (prefcrsbly'nephths) 4 supported on the rear portion of the frame drives the transverse shaft 5 by means of sprocket Wheel and chain connections 6 therewith. A scries (preferably i'our) bushing rollers 7 end 8 jo'urnelcd in bearings 9 and connected together by means oi" spur gears 11 are driven by mean? of bevel gear connections 12 with the transverse shcit The inner two hushing rollers 7 are maintained under a yielding pressure at each end in contact with till the adjacent outer rollers 8 by means of compression springs 13 in the ordinary manner, and n separating bar 14 preventsthc ears of corn from falling between the two inside rollers 7. The shafts 15 of rollers 8 are extended in a forward direction and detach-ably secured to the corresponding shafts l6 by means of the ordinary shaft couplings 17, One of the shafts 16 is provided with a crank 18 for driving; the out tine: sickle 19 by means of the pitrnen connection 21 therewith. Chains 22 provided with lugs 23 travel on sprocket Wheels 24 which are supported on shafts 25 shove the sickle and which are driven from the respec tive shafts 16 by'meons of bevel geezconnections 26 therewith. s. snapping roller 52'? journeled on the rear portion of the irsme is connected with the coscting snepping' roller specification of hetters Potent.

Patented Jolly 3% t dippllcsticn filed {lune ll, 19%. s cialite. lillllfiild.

28b means of spur goers 29. Scidroller 28 11s maintained under s yielding pressure in Contact with the correspond ng roller 27 by means of the ordinary spring actuetedbcar ings 31.

Said snooping rollers aredriyeh hon the motor by 'ineeiis'of a; sprocket- Wheel end chem connections 32 5 28 therewith.

of the roller v 7 An endless chain elei etor 33' corner]. on sprocket Wheels 34 whichare mounted on the respect-isle"transverse shclts 353 is provided with transverse sons sens moving the corn along the 'troughfiidfrln the cutter to the sn apging fol ls." 2%.? icicv'ator is driven from the siz'ioppin'g roller 27 by means of sprocket Wheel. and chsin connections S'Elthere'with; Ahbod 89 siernesto direct the end of the stalks properly between the snapping rollers, end e guide board 41 serves to deliver the eers of corn upon the huskingrollers after they 'hsvebccn sepsrcted by the en striping rollers frornthe stalks.

A chute d2 provided'with en endlesschein elevator which is driven from one of the shafts 15 by means of geer connections 44 therewith serves to receive and deliver the enrs oi corn from vthe hnslring; rollers to an accompanying Wsgon (not shown). screen covered box A supported directly be- .nesth the hnslnng rollers permits the latserve to drive the ti-notion Wheels by means i of sprocket wheelcnd chain connections 48 therewith for either lessening the drafton the teens. or for making; the machine entirely self propelling as desired. When being self propelled the machine may he provided with any ordinary hood actuated guiding mechanism (not shown) for the, pilot Wheel. A rotary cutter 49 any ordinary menncr i'h hearings on the rec. end ot the frame end driven from themotorf by means sprocket ,Whcel snd'c'hein connections 5i therewith serves to out the stalks into short lengths during their discharge from between the snepiping rollers.

l'n operation, the guide chains 22 serve to bend the corn in a rearward direction before it is cut oil" by the sickle, and to then cause it to fell in proper position in the trough for being fed between the snapping rollers me reinovebly jlournnled in g? the stalks are cut into short lengths by the rotary cutter. After the husks have been removed from the ears inthe ordinary manner by the husking rollers the ears are delivered into the chute and elevated into the accompanying Wagon. Shafts 1.6 may be uncoupledifrom the corresponding shafts A for discontinuing the action of the sickle and guide chains, and thereby adapting the machine for use in. the barn for separating and husking thecorn from the previously out fodder.

Havi'n fullydescribed my improvements,

what I c aim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent ,of the United States is In a Jnriachine for the purpose set forth, the combination with the truck, of the moear conveyer extendin tor thereon, a counter shaft extending transversely of the truck and having two bevel gears thereon, parallel shafts one of which is journaled along each side of the truck, a corn cutting sic le mounted transversely of the forward end of the truck and driven from one of said parallel shafts, vertical feeding device members above said sickle and geared respectively to said parallel shafts, two husking rolls mounted directly and respectively upon said parallel shafts, two intermediate husking rolls geared to said parallel shafts, means for snapping the cars from the cornand delivering them to said husking rolls, and an transversely at the delivery end of the bus in rolls and geared to one of'said parallel sha ts.

GEORGE W; SKINNER. Witnesses: M. D. SKINNER,

R. S. CARR. 

